Living Softly, in Leggings

I don’t feel the need to explain myself as much anymore.

Not because the questions stopped, but because the answers have settled into my body. Soft Strength did that. It taught me that I don’t need to brace before being seen, and I don’t need to harden in order to move through the world.

What I’m noticing now is quieter.

My days begin gently. I get dressed without negotiating with myself. A fresh diaper. Soft plastic pants. Leggings pulled on with familiarity, not ceremony. Comfort is no longer a decision I debate; it’s something I reach for the way other people reach for coffee in the morning. Automatically. Without commentary.

There’s nothing dramatic about it anymore.
And that feels like progress.

This isn’t confidence in the loud sense.
It’s something steadier.

It’s presence.

I leave the house already settled. I don’t scan for reflections as often. I don’t rehearse explanations in my head. I carry my tote, move through errands, step into studios and cafés the way I step into my own living room, aware, padded, calm.

Softness, I’ve learned, doesn’t need to be proven daily.
Once it becomes safe, it becomes routine.

There are still moments of awareness, of course there are. The gentle weight beneath my clothes. The quiet knowledge that my comfort is visible if someone looks closely enough. But it no longer feels like exposure.

It feels like truth, held properly.

This series isn’t about becoming anything new.
It’s about living inside what I already claimed.

Soft Strength helped me stand.
Now I’m learning how to stay.

And that looks like ordinary days, chosen gently.

This isn’t a performance. It’s how I live now.

— Alice

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